Imagine for a moment that you, like everyone else in your office, are comfortable knowing that you have a stable life insurance policy that insures you , to you and your family, a quality life for years to come. Now imagine that the company you work for suddenly removes or changes your health insurance coverage due to a recent genetic testing performed at your workplace. That coverage you once cherished is now modified to provide coverage against health conditions detected only through genetic testing. If you want more coverage, you will have to “cough up” the extra money. Although this dilemma is fictional, the reality is real and looming on the very near horizon. Genetic testing in the workplace can be beneficial and/or harmful to individuals in general, but by examining the ethical and utilitarian aspects of this new reality, you may be able to better understand why we are heading where we are. benefits for the development and discovery of the human genome. Individuals are now able to determine what risks they are at risk for based on their genetic makeup before they even reach the age where they would normally be considered “at risk.” With this information, people can start taking medications, vitamins or supplements earlier and change their daily habits or workout routine to change their projected life path, while creating a new one. If one judged a book by its cover, the benefits of genetic testing would seem to outweigh the harms. However, the bad side involves privacy issues and for many people, this is a big problem. Anders Persson insists: “An intrusion into privacy is morally permissible if, and only if, sufficient justification can be given which overrides the individual's claim to do so. confidentiality” (2...... middle of article ......w Review, 96(4), 1497-1551. Retrieved February 13, 2011 from the Research Library. (Document ID: 220510241 ).Miller, Paul S. (2007). Genetic Testing and the Future of Disability Insurance: Reflecting on Discrimination in the Genetic Age: SYMPOSIUM: Genetic Testing and Disability Insurance, 35(2), 47-51. Retrieved February 13, 2011 from ProQuest Medical Library (Document ID: 1334711181). February 2011 from ABI/INFORM Global (Document ID: 455362041) Sarathy, Ravi and Christopher J Robertson (2003). ABI/INFORM Global (document ID).: 405822051).